Table 2.
The factor loadings of CBSQ items, explained variance of factors, and correlations among factors (sample size: N = 164).
| Item # | Factor loadings |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Filial piety belief | Destiny belief | Perceived stigma | |
| The loss of my child is the end of my family line. | 0.971 | ||
| 失去孩子意味着自己断代了。 | |||
| The blood line is not carried on, I am sorry to my parents. | 0.880 | ||
| 我觉得没有把血脉传承下去，所以觉得对不起我的父母。 | |||
| The ancestral line ended because I lost my child. | 0.863 | ||
| 失去孩子意味着家族的香火终结了。 | |||
| I lost my child because I have bad luck. | 0.852 | ||
| 失去孩子是因为我倒霉。 | |||
| God decides about our (my child’s and my) fate. | 0.762 | ||
| 孩子和我的缘分是老天定的。 | |||
| I believe people’s longevity is predestined. | 0.586 | ||
| 我觉得人的寿命都是注定的。 | |||
| Parents who have lost their only child are a special group, others will not want to have contact with us. | 0.917 | ||
| 失独父母是一个特殊的群体，别人不会想接触我们。 | |||
| After losing my child, others will treat me like an outcast. | 0.726 | ||
| 失去孩子后，我觉得别人会把我当成异类。 | |||
| I am unable to integrate into society due to my special identity as a parent who lost his/her only child. | 0.462 | ||
| 由于我的身份（失独父母），我无法再融入社会。 | |||
| Explained variance | 32.73% | 20.18% | 12.65% |
| Correlations between CBSQ factors | |||
| Filial piety belief | |||
| Destiny belief | 0.067 | ||
| Perceived stigma | 0.256** | 0.304** | |
Pearson correlation coefficients presented; * p < .05, ** p < .01.